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Asphere Metrology Options for Measuring Aspheric Lenses ©Copyright Optimax Systems, Inc Asphere Metrology Options for measuring aspheric lenses ©Copyright Optimax Systems, Inc. 2009 Sales Department - Optimax Systems, Inc. An asphere is an optic that deviates from the spherical form and is defined by the polynomial equation shown in Figure 1. While spherical lenses have long been used because of optical properties that make them easier to manufacture and measure, aspheres can significantly reduce the number of elements, and therefore size and weight of an optical system, as well as many aberrations inherent to spherical lens systems. Optimax is working with industrial partners and researchers to develop manufacturing technology for improving both fabrication and metrology of aspheres. The specifications to which a lens is manufactured are only as good as the metrology available. It is helpful to consider the method of metrology that will be used before setting the tolerances on a lens. This paper will outline the numerous metrology options for aspheres at Optimax, including how they work, any requirements, and what is specified w i t h each m e t h o d in an effort to help reasonably tolerance aspheres. Effects on the fabrication and cost of the lens will also be discussed. Metrology of aspheres fits into three basic categories: physically measuring the form of the optical surface, reflected wavefront testing, and transmitted wavefront testing. Each category has different methods of testing with varying degrees of accuracy. Physical Measurements Before advancements in machining and computer software, aspheres were measured against an already existing physical object of near perfect form. Brass, easier and less fragile to work Optimax Systems 5 August 08 White Papers Figure 2: CMM1 with than glass, can be cut and shaped into gauges equal in shape to the desired lens but opposite in curvature. Lenses are subjectively judged by how well they fit with their brass gauge counterpart. Now only special cases are measured with brass gauges because there are programmable instruments that can physically measure and provide more accurate data on the profile and form of a lens. Optimax has two such methods to measure aspheres: a coordinate measuring machine and profilometers. Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) The FARO Gage Plus coordinate measuring machine, pictured in Figure 2, is a portable arm with six flexible joints. Precision rotary encoders in each joint provide extremely accurate data on the position of the arm.1 By defining certain geometrical characteristics (such as a plane, a line, and a point) with respect to the position of the arm, the shape and form of the rest of the lens can be determined using these calibration points. Also, the software can compare the lens to a 3D model and generate a report giving the deviation of the lens from that form. The CMM is generally used to measure acylinders and torics but can be applied to rotationally symmetric aspheric lenses as well. The arm is portable and has various mounting fixtures allowing it to be utilized without removing the lens from the machine it is being worked on. It is convenient to be able to measure, rework, and re-measure the lens without having to realign it with the polishing equipment. The arm has a 1.2m coverage sphere and, unlike most metrology options, a lens does not need to be rotationally symmetric to be measured by the CMM. If the desired lens is not axially symmetric, the CMM should be a strong consideration. Accuracy, dependent on the linear distance between measurement points, is ±5µm at best.1 Profilometry Optimax has Talysurf profilometers from Taylor Hobson that can be used to measure surface profiles of aspheric lenses. B y defining an initial position in the z-axis and a desired length of movement in the x-axis, the machine pulls the stylus across the surface of the part measuring the change in the z-axis throughout that movement. The instrument is pre-programmed with the asphere equation and any other unique characteristics. The data from the stylus tip and from this program are organized to output information about the lens as shown in Figure 3; this information can be viewed as height from the theoretical form as a function of radial distance or separated where vertex radius error and surface irregularity are similar to power and irregularity in a spherical lens. Any tilt inherent to the setup of the machine rather than the lens is r e m o v e d in this calculation. Figure 3: Profilometry Data2 Optimax Systems 5 August 08 White Papers The talysurf must measure through the axis of rotation; profiles are n o r m a l l y measured and provided at 0º and 90º on axis, but i f m o r e data is desired they can also be measured in other places, at 45º on axis for example . Optimax also has new software available to combine multiple measurements from the profilometer and generate a plot of the full surface of the lens. This allows for asymmetric corrections to be generated to help with final figuring. O p t i m a x frequently uses profilometers for surfaces that are tolerance at ±0.5µm or looser. As the sag of a lens increases or the slope of the lens becomes too steep or too flat, the lens becomes harder to measure accurately. The extreme slopes approach the limits of the resolution of the instrument, which vary depending on the arm length, stylus tool, and current calibration.2 Possible tolerances are largely dependent on the geometry of each individual lens. A sag table is required to aid in the manufacturing process of every asphere but can be used to tolerance the lens with profilometry. A lens can be toleranced by specifying acceptable m i c r o n s deviation from the theoretical form as a function of radial distance, or the tolerance can be specified as vertex radius and maximum allowable deviation from theoretical form throughout the profile. Profilometry is the most common way to measure aspheres at Optimax. Interferometric testing may be impossible for some lens designs or unnecessary for some tolerances. Tighter tolerances increase cost but using the profilometers is generally less expensive if they can obtain the desired specifications. Surface Testing in Reflection Profilometry can often provide the accuracy desired or is sometimes the only metrology option for an aspheric lens design, but if tighter tolerances are desired and the geometry is suitable, aspheres can also be measured using interferometers. There are many interferometric methods and it is important to choose one appropriate for the lens design. When testing a lens interferometrically, the most common way to do so is by imaging the reflected wavefronts. Wavefronts are emitted from the interferometer, reflected from the lens, and imaged into an interferogram to be analyzed for surface form and irregularity. There are many different ways to do this depending on the form of the lens, some of which are based on a null configuration, meaning a perfect lens would result in no interference fringes. The interferometer setup to measure spherical lenses is often only slightly modified to measure aspheres and many of the same principles are applied; a basic understanding of the way spherical lenses are measured will be helpful. Spherical lenses are tested using a phase shifting interferometer (PSI) and a displacement measuring interferometer (DMI) together in a null configuration so that a perfect lens would reflect a spherical wavefront in such a way that no interference fringes are formed on the interferogram. If any fringes do appear, each represents a deviation from spherical b y λ / 2 ; λ is the wavelength of light used in the test and equal to 632.8nm for the HeNe lasers in the interferometers at Optimax. The PSI analyzes the interferogram from the confocal position to determine irregularity. The resolution of interferometers at Optimax is approximately 0.04 fringes (λ/50), and 0.1 fringes (λ/20) is approaching the manufacturing limits of most of the interferometric tests. Any fringes that do form from the reflected wavefront of a spherical lens are interpreted to calculate the power and irregularity. Optimax Systems 5 August 08 White Papers Spherical Wavefront Interferometry with Zernike Subtraction An asphere can be tested in the same way as a sphere if the departure from spherical is mild enough that the fringes formed by the interferometer do not violate the Ny q u i s t condition, which states each fringe must cover two or more pixels for the pattern to be accurately resolvable by the sensor. A spherical wavefront reflects from an aspheric surface and fringes form based on the surface’s deviation from spherical; the larger the deviation or local slope, the more fringes that form in a smaller area, and the larger the fringe density. This is not a null configuration; there is an expected fringe pattern and an actual fringe pattern, and these are compared, if the Nyquist condition is not violated, to determine the form of the lens. One way this can be done is with Zernike based aberration subtraction. Allowable departure for this test varies proportionally to the diameter of the lens but depends mostly on the angle of localized slope. A large departure in a small area, which indicates a steep local slope, can lead to irresolvable fringes densities. This test is straightforward but can only be used for extremely mild aspheres. Approximately x/mm spherical departure is the limit of this test, but departure needs to be considered for the fringe density of each particular lens design. With this test, tolerances as small as 0.1 fringes (λ/20) are sometimes possible, but uncertainty may vary with the form and departure of the asphere.
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